Our History
Alpine’s deep-rooted history has played a defining role in shaping our values and vision for the future.
While Alpine Shredders was founded in 2004, its roots trace back to 1985 in the shredding industry and as far as 1942 in the transportation equipment sector.
An inside look at what makes Alpine Shredders elite.
Meet Our Senior Team
Leadership built on experience ana innovation.
Joe Roberto
President
Pete Viveen
Technical Director
Guy Wakutz
VP, Director of Sales
Derek Sittler
Service Manager
Drew Wakutz
Sales Coordinator & Logistics
Alpine’s History
When it comes to experience and expertise in paper shredding and mobile truck equipment, Alpine Shredders stands above the competition.
1942
George C. Doerr Body & Trailer Co. Ltd. began manufacturing quality transportation equipment, providing transportation solutions throughout the Waterloo region and surrounding areas.
1985
Peter Viveen, CET, founding member, began a career in the shredding industry. designing both mobile and plant based shredding systems for a global market.
1989
George Doerr P.Eng., owner of Doerr Body & Trailer and founding member, designed and built the first mobile shredding truck body that incorporated a side loader and dump hoist. Doerr Body and Alpine Shredders combined have produced over 1000 shredding truck bodies since 1989.
2004
George Doerr, Peter Viveen & Chuck Roy developed a new shredding truck that changed industry standards. Features such as pinch lift, stainless steel body components, aerodynamics, remote engine start, SLD engine management (AKA Predictive Idle), Select-A-Shred, and an equipment layout that has been adopted by nearly all competitors today.
2006
The North American partners of AXO Shredders Corp. consisting of George, Peter & Chuck, acquired 95% of the shareholdings of AXO Shredders Corp.
2009
Alpine Shredders Limited, partners George, Peter & Chuck absorbed AXO Shredders Corp. resulting in a 100% North American shareholding.
2011
Alpine Shredders introduces the first Dual Shred Truck capable of both pierce & tear shredding and a 5/16” grind, with the push of a button.
2014
Alpine Shredders proudly celebrated its 10th anniversary. With continuous innovation being at the forefront, Alpine launches a new product lineup featuring a lower center of gravity, improved handling, lower travel height, improved fuel economy, higher payload and superior corrosion protection. 2014 also marked an Alpine first and industry first CNG Shredding Truck as well as incorporates third party standalone hard drive shredder installed in shredder area.
2015
George Doerr the principal shareholder of Alpine Shredders Limited acquired 100% of shareholdings. An action that enabled Alpine Shredders to expand production to meet the growing demand.
2016
Alpine Shredders designs and builds heavy-duty hard drive shredders with the same robust features as the standard shredder, integrated into the shredder drone area.
2019
Alpine Shredders is acquired by Lynx Equity Limited, enabling future growth. Alpine Shredders continues “business as usual” with no changes to employees and the management team. Plans begin to increase capacity as demand for Alpine Shredders’ equipment steadily increases.
2020
Alpine Shredders launches the simple VMAX model – a high-performance shredder with no PLC or computer systems to update. This model is as simple and reliable as the rest of the Alpine lineup.
2025
In the first quarter, Joe Roberto was announced as Alpine’s new President, to take the company to the next level and expedite the release of new products and services.
